Pyeongchang celebrates winning Winter Olympic bid
英语课
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The citizens of Pyeongchang beamed with joy on early Thursday as their city was chosen to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games at last after two failed attempts.
A large crowd had gathered from early afternoon in front of the Alpensia Ski Jump Stadium in Pyeongchang to watch the much anticipated announcement from Durban, South Africa, on a big-screen television.
Various performances had been staged to show support for the city's bid to host the Olympic Games. The gathering 1 crowd zealously 2 shouted "Yes Pyeongchang."
The atmosphere heated up even more when the news broke out that one among the three competing cities -- Pyeongchang of South Korea, Munich of Germany and France's Annecy -- won a majority of votes in the first round of a secret ballot 3 of the International Olympic Committee.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）
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